EP 71 - Jo Saxton: Lessons in Failure, Beating Burnout and Why Spa Days Don’t Fix Everything

The Paula Faris 'Faith & Calling' Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Talk Radio

4.4 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Ever felt called to something BIG and go for it, only to discover that “sure thing” didn’t quite work out – like, at all? This week’s guest has been there, done that and came out on the other side of “utter failure” only to discover something truly powerful: the wreckage of our lives holds great purpose. Jo Saxton is a speaker, author, podcast host, leadership coach – and a beloved contributor for CARRY Media. She’s dedicated her career to growing leadership teams around the world and empowering others to find their purpose – both in their leadership and their personal lives. Paula and Jo discuss how failure has shaped Jo’s current calling and career, why she says our calling is different than a blueprint, and the B word: Burnout. This episode will coach you up on why so many of us have it and how the answer to fixing it lies in lowering our expectations. Find all of Jo’s work at JoSaxton.com Learn more about Jo’s leadership intensive, Ezer Collective Learn more about Jo’s Leadership Coaching Community New! Summer has arrived… save your summer! Make it work for you and your kids. Check out Carry Media’s FREE downloadable guide to help you lessen your load… “Savor Your Summer” Learn more about Paula’s company CARRY Media and sign up for CARRY ALL, an essential weekly newsletter for the working mom that drops every Sunday! Follow along with CARRY Media on social media: @carry_media Connect with Paula & share what you are feeling called to in this season of your life: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Sign up for Paula’s new and improved newsletter to get a message from her every two weeks. Order Paula’s Book - “Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling” Subscribe & Listen to more episodes of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple

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0:00.0	Access More.
0:02.0	Hi friends, it's Paula Ferris.
0:05.0	You might remember me from Good Morning America or The View.
0:09.0	It's okay if you don't, but I have a new view now.
0:12.0	My husband and I moved to South Carolina with our three kids, and I'm exploring new seasons of calling.
0:19.0	Each week I'm joined by friends to have real,
0:22.1	honest conversations about their stories, their struggles and triumphs, all to encourage and
0:27.8	empower you. We're going to be talking about what people are called to do and who they're called
0:32.3	to be. I welcome you in to the Paula Ferris, Faith and Calling podcast.
0:38.4	Hey, friends, and welcome back to the podcast. Today we're going to be talking about burnout,
0:42.7	something a lot of us are struggling with in our callings, how to identify it and how to
0:48.2	prevent it. We're also going to be digging into what happens when you're called to something
0:53.2	and it fails miserably. When you're calling
0:56.4	fails, it can be embarrassing and painful. You start questioning it, right? Was I hearing things? Why
1:03.4	would I be called to something only to see it fail? Well, I'm talking with a friend of mine.
1:07.7	Her name is Joe Saxton. She's a speaker, author, leadership coach. She's
1:12.1	also a contributor for Carrie Media. And 18 years ago, Joe came to the United States from London
1:18.4	because she felt called. But it didn't work out. It's a part of faith that people don't like
1:23.6	to talk about. What happens when it doesn't work, actually? Actually, it's not happening.
1:27.8	It was failure after failure after failure. And it took years to acknowledge. Joe is from a Nigerian
1:33.0	family. She was raised in the UK. You're not just going to love her accent. You're going to love
1:38.2	Joe's story. We'll talk about why she stayed in the United States and how failure is part of
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